Sanford Wants Community To Submit Names For Park

SANFORD — The city is looking for a few good names to choose from to dub a new park in the Academy Manor subdivision.

Mayor Bettye Smith said the community should have a say in naming the new park, adding that ''it's an honor'' to do so.

Recreation department director Jim Jernigan said Tuesday the park should be dedicated in mid-December. Developer Bob McKee, who is building an industrial park near the subdivision, donated the 4-acre site that the city is developing, Jernigan said.

The park will include a field for youth activities, a running course, basketball courts, a playground for children and a picnic area.